Pressure piles on Nuno Espirito Santo as West Ham wait for first Championship win continues

Nuno Espirito Santo admits he is under pressure after West Ham ’s wait for a first Championship win of the season was extended by a 1-1 draw in front of Vicarage Road’s biggest crowd for six years.

The Hammers were booed off by a section of their travelling support, who serenaded their under-fire manager with a chorus of ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’ despite a dominant second-half display.

Nuno’s side were already struggling to live up to their billing as Championship promotion favourites after letting a two-goal lead slip at Burnley and a shock home defeat by Charlton.

The Hammers head coach admitted: “Pressure is on us every day. We are a big club and we are favourites to go up. We have two points from three games, so who’s happy?

“But I believe – I trust my boys and I work very hard with them. We are building a team and things will change, I’m positive.

“The fans are the most important part of our club and I respect them so much. I understand everything, I respect every opinion.

Struggling: Jarrod Bowen Getty “I just ask again, keep believing, keep trusting us, keep going and a win must come – hopefully it will be at the London Stadium on Tuesday. We need it.

“I have nothing to say about the players’ attitude and belief, and they are more important for us moving forward, believing in the process and the way we are doing things. We’re positive that we’re going to click – we’re going to do it.”

Afghanistan international Nabizada, who had decorated his league debut with a 70-yard solo goal against Southampton on the opening weekend, dinked an exquisite, curling chip beyond West Ham Keeper Mads Hermansen to put Watford in front after 19 minutes.

Dionisi agreed that Nabizada’s second goal of the season appealed to his nature as a football romantic, saying: “I believe in Amin – I did not know him before I arrived but he played well in every pre-season game.

Dejected: Arne Engels Getty “I’m happy for him, I’m happy for my team and a positive result is even better. Now I wait for other players to score because it is impossible for Amin to score in every match.

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“Before I asked him how many times he had scored in his career and he said zero – now he has two goals.

“One month ago, when we looked at the first three games, it looked terrible for us. But for me, every match is an opportunity for my team and now we have five points it feels better than a month ago.